Dusseldorf vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1776
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4484
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$979
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3151
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
92
62
😀 Quality of life
94
44
🏙️ Population
619K
1.27M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 103% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 2414th and 6110th ($1776 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th in Germany and South Africa, respectively. Check Germany vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Dusseldorf ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 41st and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dusseldorf Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$900
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7136
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6071
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.8
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.5
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$937
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$2867

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1420
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1458
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1562
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1320
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1454
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1556
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1370
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1387
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1395
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1511
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1402
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1476
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1778
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1426
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1384
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1124
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1397
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1276
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1519
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1505
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1267
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1405
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1389
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1752

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952